The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade

Title: The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade

Author: M. J. Trow

Summary: Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard works on a string of gruesome serial murders around England. Holmes and Watson make brief appearance in the book, but not the way one would expect.

Recommendation: No. There was a lot I liked about this book. The irony was well done and very enjoyable. The appearances of real historical figures was fun and accurate, for the most part. I liked the twist on the classic vision of Holmes and Watson. But the violence was really over the top. Besides that, I couldn't believe how long it took Lestrade to solve these crimes. I had figured out the murderer after the second or third death. Instead it takes him to the very end, after 11 people are dead! I won't reread and I won't read more in the series.

Hearts: 2